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Noun: licorice root
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: liquorice root)
  1. Root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
    "The herbalist used licorice root to create a soothing throat remedy";
    - liquorice root [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: licorice roots

Type of: root

Part of: Glycyrrhiza glabra, licorice [N. Amer], liquorice [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Licorice root